TOKYO: Yahoo Japan Corp. will use Google technology to run its search engine and search ad delivery system, after a similar deal in the U.S. was derailed by regulators concerned about a monopoly.
The decision announced Tuesday by Yahoo Japan, which runs separately from its California-based namesake, means that the bulk of Internet searches done in Japan will use Google's search engine rather than Yahoo Inc.'s. Yahoo Japan and Google both said enough independence would be maintained to keep the market competitive.
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